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Flowers in tatting

There are some lovely free tatting patterns for tatted flowers here. These would be suitable for pictures, cards and for decorating that special gift!

Hearts & FlowersHearts & Flowers by Mary Joseph Donohue and Sue Hanson. From the files of the Online Tatting Class, March 2007- 2008. Use with permission.

Cherry Blossom Motif 1 - Hye-oon LeeHye-oon Lee is sharing a pattern from her tatting book, "Lovely
Tatting: Doilies for Spring and Summer." This petite doily is called the Cherry Blossom Motif.

Daffodil[offsite link]Inger Kirstensen designed this Daffodil, which again uses block tatting, along with spiral tatting and split rings. It´s quite an advanced piece using lots of interesting techniques.

Lucky Clover[offsite link]Here is a four leafed clover you can tat for luck! It was designed by Charlene Pinkowski.

Mary´s Roses[offsite link]Here is an extremely pretty and simple pattern for a rose by Mary McCarthy. It was stored on the wayback machine.
Look here for a photo of the roses:
http://replay.waybackmachine.org/20080311010750/http://www15.brinkster.com/lyricalarmy/MarysRoses/maryrose.htm

Melanie´s Violet Bouquet[offsite link]This one includes a number of advanced techniques but has clear diagrams and links to how to pages.

Mini Floral[offsite link]Heather Johnston has designed some lovely small floral pieces for which I am sure you will find lots of uses.

Padded Tatting RoseA a pattern using padded tatting from an illustration from the Needlecraft Magazine of May 1929, page 10.

Pansy[offsite link]This is a simple pattern for a pansy to be mounted on a card, by Lisa Trumble.

Rose and Leaf[offsite link]The tatting for this pattern is very simple and gives an extremely pretty result.

Sakura Cherry Blossom - Corina MeyfeldtSpring is Cherry Blossom time and master Corina Meyfeldt and designed a lovely blossom for tatters. Many of uses from hairclips, bridal bouquets, barrettes for brides' maids. And they would look great bundled together for a pin or brooch.

Seiglinde´s 3-dimensional Iris[offsite link]This really wonderful piece of lace uses block tatting mounted on fine wire to shape the leaves and stems. It was designed by Sieglinde Grigat.

Sharon Brigg´s April Snowflake[offsite link]Sharon Briggs shares this basic pattern for a floral edging with us. It is simple to make but offers many possibilities for variations.

Tatted Picture[offsite link]Here is a tatted picture of flowers which is very simple but most effective.

Tudor Rose - Rosemarie Peel[offsite link]This is an advanced piece for the Henry VIII style Tudor Rose, designed by Rosemarie Peel. The pattern can be found in the section entitled Tatting Patterns from Me to You.